by reporting watch team | Aug 7, 2026 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch
As we’ve mentioned in recent monthly Roundups, the government is currently consulting on three linked areas of family law under the title ‘A fairer end to relationships’. The consultation closes on 14 August. 1. Financial remedies on divorce/dissolution –...
by reporting watch team | Aug 4, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Law Society Gazette...
by Julie Doughty | Aug 4, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
During the Covid lockdown in 2020, a father of three young children experienced a mental health breakdown that led to the police being called and his being sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 and hospitalised for two weeks. He’d separated from his wife a few...
by Guest Post | Jul 31, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Salomé Ashenden. Salomé holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) from BPP University and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London. She has experience working as a paralegal and supporting litigants in person, and is due to...
by Julie Doughty | Jul 30, 2026 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
A new report on research undertaken by Jaime Lindsey (Associate Professor in Medical Law, Oriel College, Oxford) and Joanna Harwood (Lecturer, Essex University Law School) makes a number of recommendations regarding private family law proceedings in England and Wales...
by reporting watch team | Jul 24, 2026 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
The new scheme of matching requests for a reporter and journalists who are interested in family court reporting is now up and running – Courting Coverage with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. We wrote about this initiative earlier this month. If you have...
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